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Boehmeria grandis
‘ākōlea
As recorded: Boehmeria grandis (Hook. & Arn.) A.Heller
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Kerr, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 9, 1945
- Locality
- Halawa Quarry trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 9, 1945, Kerr, M. also collected 18 other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
Botany
Bidens macrocarpa
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Coffea arabica
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Hibiscus arnottianus
Botany
Hibiscus mutabilis
Botany
Nestegis sandwicensis
Botany
Notelaea
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Phyllostegia grandiflora
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Psydrax odoratus
Botany
Richardia brasiliensis
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Boehmeria grandis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Boehmeria grandis. BISH 10549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956149327. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/10549.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956149327 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026